Upon hearing Tang San's suggestion to check on their daughter whom she hadn't seen for a long time, Xiaowu couldn't help but think of Xiao Qi.
She wondered how the child was doing now...
"San Ge, then let's take a look at Xiao Qi..."
When Xiaowu spoke, a smile appeared on the corners of Tang San's mouth.
Heh, a woman is still a woman after all, a child is her Achilles' heel. Now that I've brought up Xiao Qi, how are you going to respond?
Isn't all the anger gone in an instant?
After living together for so many years, Tang San had a tight grip on Xiaowu's mentality.
"Alright, don't worry, we'll take a look now."
As he spoke, Tang San gently patted Xiaowu's hand and then conjured a light screen in front of them using his Divine Power.
Xiaowu stared at the light screen, full of anticipation, hoping to see her daughter's figure in the next moment.
However, as time moved on, no image appeared on the light screen.
"San Ge."
Xiaowu turned her puzzled gaze to Tang San and found that his expression was grim, as if he was brewing something.
Suddenly, Xiaowu's heart sank, and she thought of something very unpleasant.
"San Ge, it's not that something has happened to Xiao Qi, is it?"
At her words, Tang San nodded gravely, "You're right. Something has happened to Xiao Qi. Just now, I tried to track her whereabouts but was unsuccessful."
"What?"
Xiaowu's face changed drastically, "Where did you take my Xiao Qi..."
She rarely got angry at Tang San, but this time she truly couldn't hold back and accusatorily raised her voice.
Tang San frowned deeply and replied solemnly, "Calm down, getting angry at me won't solve any problems. Besides, I wouldn't want such a thing to happen either."
Xiaowu quieted down quite a bit after Tang San's loud rebuke.
She shrank back slightly in fear, holding the corner of her clothes with her hand, and did not dare to look at Tang San again, lowering her head to look at her toes.
Seeing this, Tang San's expression softened a little, "Alright, what I just meant was that there is some trouble, but it doesn't mean it can't be dealt with."
A look of surprise reappeared in Xiaowu's eyes, "So, there is still a way to contact Xiao Qi?"
"Of course," Tang San affirmed, "It just requires some sacrifice."
Having said that, a cold, gleaming blade appeared in his hand, and he sliced it across the palm of his other hand, leaving a bloody wound from which golden blood flowed out.
Tang San quickly swung his hand, casting the blood into the light screen.
"San Ge, what are you doing?"
Xiaowu was shocked, she hadn't expected Tang San to harm himself.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. This is the price I have to pay. Xiao Qi and I share the same bloodline, and with my Divine Blood as the guide, I can find her."
Tang San spoke and once again activated his Divine Power.
This time, an image finally appeared on the light screen in front of him and Xiaowu.
First was a magnificent and vast city.
"This is...Shrek City!"
Xiaowu became somewhat excited.
After all, it had been a very long time since she had last seen Shrek City. She felt an inexplicable sense of affection.
Tang San nodded lightly, "That's right, I can feel that Xiao Qi is inside the city. Let's see what she's doing."
As his words fell, the image on the light screen changed again.
The scene shifted to inside Shrek City, where a building appeared before him and Xiaowu.
When the plaque on the building became clear, Tang San was startled, "Soul Guidance System Experiment Building? Why is Xiao Qi here?"
He found this very inappropriate, as there were prohibitions he had set on Wang Dong. In theory, Wang Dong should have a strong aversion to soul tools.
Even the mention of the soul tools should provoke an intense dislike.
There was no reason for him to be in the Soul Guidance Department's laboratory at all.
"San Ge, San Ge, where is Xiao Qi?"
Xiaowu's voice was full of expectation and excitement.
She only knew that Tang San had sent Xiao Qi's soul to Soul Land to revitalize the Tang Sect, but she didn't know exactly what Tang San had done to Xiao Qi.
"Don't worry, I'm going to check now..."
After Tang San responded, he waved his hand again, and this time the scene changed to the interior of a laboratory.
A figure with pink hair, holding a carving knife, was engraving a core of an array.
Seeing this figure, Tang San's pupils suddenly constricted.
Xiaowu even let out a soft cry, "Xiao Qi, it's really Xiao Qi..."
Although Wang Dong looked somewhat different from Tang Wutong in her memory, she was sure that this was her child.
At that moment, the brilliance of motherly love overflowed on Xiaowu's face.
However.
Tang San silently clenched his fist, making creaking sounds as veins visibly bulged on his arm.
This showed how turbulent his inner world was.
At this time, the soul tool core that Wang Dong was working on was also completed.
The Array activated, emitting flickering lights.
Although it was a simple level-one array, it looked like a piece of exquisite artwork.
"I did it, I finally succeeded!"
Wang Dong jumped up excitedly.
Ever since Qin Xiao left, he had locked himself in the laboratory, diligently learning the knowledge of a Soul Master.
Today, he had finally carved a complete array.
Even though the array was only a rudimentary level-one, it was a milestone-like progress for him.
This signified that he had successfully taken the first step on the path of a Soul Master.
And with the first step taken, could the remaining 2345678 steps be far off?
"Third brother, look how outstanding Xiao Qi is!"
As a mother, Xiaowu felt a sense of shared joy.
She even wanted to pass this happiness on to Tang San.
Little did she know that Tang Shan had already become a volcano on the verge of eruption, ready to be ignited.
"Enough!"
Tang San roared.
Xiaowu was startled by Tang San's sudden change, "Third brother, what's the matter? You're so angry all of a sudden. Aren't you happy to see Xiao Qi's success?"
Should I be happy?
Happy my ass!
The daughter of the founder of Tang Sect, actually switching to learning soul tools, wasn't that a slap in the face for him?
Tang San was so angry that he stomped his foot, "I just want to know who the hell got him into learning soul tools!"
Xiaowu felt at a loss, "Why are you so irritable? Besides, I think it's a good thing that Xiao Qi is exposed to new things."
She didn't know Tang San's plans, so she couldn't understand his feelings.
"Good for nothing!"
"Our Tang Sect's hidden weapons have immense killing power and don't require categorization to support; commoners can slay gods with them. Aren't they stronger than those so-called soul tools?"
"Xiao Qi is casting aside the watermelon to pick up sesame seeds, completely missing the point!"
Tang San felt as if his heart was bleeding.
Was Xiao Qi carving a core for an array?
It was like taking a knife to his own flesh.
He had meticulously planned and spared no expense to send his daughter into Soul Land, all to capture the child of destiny and revitalize the Tang Sect.
Now, however, before the child of destiny had even been captured, his own daughter had already fallen.
What a disaster!